The present case report concerned a young woman who had a ventricular septal defect (VSD) that was unable to be closed by interventional approach. She had successfully undergone an anterior mini-thoracotomy to close the VSD directly. The thoracotomy approach was chosen as it would give a better cosmetic result for this patient without any subordination in comparison with the standard sternotomy approach. This is the first reported case of minimally invasive VSD closure via the right thoracotomy approach in Thailand.

Keywords: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery; Cardiac surgery; Ventricular septal defect; Minimally invasive congenital cardiac surgery; Congenital cardiac surgery

DOI: 10.35755/jmedassocthai.2022.09.13610

Received 21 December 2021 | Revised 23 August 2022 | Accepted 5 September 2022